Poll: HP TouchPad - $99 in US - any sign of UK drop?

How many Touchpads have you managed to get ?

  • 0

    Votes: 148 50.3%

  • 1

    Votes: 66 22.4%

  • 2

    Votes: 38 12.9%

  • 3

    Votes: 14 4.8%

  • 4+

    Votes: 28 9.5%
  • Total voters
    294
£200 for a dead-end platform is not good value, regardless of the specs.

The chances of a flawless Android port are slim, and even if one were to be developed it will be close to a year.

Meanwhile very few apps/games and a glut of 2nd-hand Touchpads on Ebay will limit it's resale value.
 
Archduke said:
£200 for a dead-end platform is not good value, regardless of the specs.

The chances of a flawless Android port are slim, and even if one were to be developed it will be close to a year.

Meanwhile very few apps/games and a glut of 2nd-hand Touchpads on Ebay will limit it's resale value.
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WebOS has not been abandoned, merely the TouchPad hardware. Considering QualComm tested the hardware on Android, why would you assume a viable Android build cannot be built?

You underestimate the people/groups who work on these sorts of ports.
 
Prickul said:
why would you buy from insight unless it represented a decent saving? logic fail?
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Because ebay is probably the worst marketplace on the face of the planet full of chancers, scammers, fees and plenty of nasty crap that anyone should avoid.

Random tart on eBay Versus Large IT etailer.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....tough one that.
 
Sin_Chase said:
WebOS has not been abandoned, merely the TouchPad hardware. Considering QualComm tested the hardware on Android, why would you assume a viable Android build cannot be built?

You underestimate the people/groups who work on these sorts of ports.
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HP have said they have not abandoned it, but it won't be HP developing apps/games for consumer use.

And of course something Android "thereabouts" will be developed soon, but for the typical user that won't be good enough. It takes ages to get to a reliable system.
 
Sin_Chase said:
WebOS has not been abandoned, merely the TouchPad hardware. Considering QualComm tested the hardware on Android, why would you assume a viable Android build cannot be built?
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Because there's a high chance of there being little niggles things that will go unfixed for ages since there's no source for the drivers that QC used to make it work.

The longer it takes to port, the less developers there will be involved in porting it; people lose interest as a new device comes along and the TP gets old.

The chances of a working Android 2.2/2.3 port look good, but will it be 100% functional?

Give it a few months and people will start putting their second hand ones on ebay because they've stopped using them.
 
I ordered one from insight it should be here tomorrow. now finally i could put an end to searching for my touchpad :)
and i know its over priced but oh well
 
Archduke said:
HP have said they have not abandoned it, but it won't be HP developing apps/games for consumer use.
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Pray tell, what apps do you NEED in order for the Touchpad to be useful?

Chances are, the must have segments are already covered.

I never get the "but x only has 200,000 apps and y has 800,000 apps - x is worthless". How many bleedin' apps do you want? You couldn't install them all anyway!
 
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JIM_BOB7813 said:
Because there's a high chance of there being little niggles things that will go unfixed for ages since there's no source for the drivers that QC used to make it work.

The longer it takes to port, the less developers there will be involved in porting it; people lose interest as a new device comes along and the TP gets old.

The chances of a working Android 2.2/2.3 port look good, but will it be 100% functional?

Give it a few months and people will start putting their second hand ones on ebay because they've stopped using them.
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The HTC HD2 has not been abandoned and Android is still widely developed, as well as Mango (for example).

There are many other newer handsets available but it still gets plenty of attention.

Maybe it will get totally abandoned, but so far the attention and bounties attracted are a decent start. I would not pay £200 personally, but for some that still represents decent value even if they keep it on WebOS.
 
I love these people without Touchpads taking the time out to post in a Touchpad thread to try and justify to themselves why they didn't want one anyway. ;)
 
I feel annoyed at myself for caving, I would not of paid £190 on ebay, but from a shop I did give in.. daft as that sounds..

I honestly wanted to wait, but when the internet went mad for it and Insight sold out in 5 mins shows there is a crazy appetite for this tablet.. even @ £200...

It depends how you look at it I suppose, have I got a £200 saving or paid 100% more than I needed to...

I think I am somewhere in the middle, I was going to just go for the Sammy, but the missus wants the 3 year old boy to be able to use it, so I thought if it gets broken at £200 it is very annoying, if it gets broken at £400 it is very very annoying and a claim on the contents insurance.

Crazy logic I know
 
Sin_Chase said:
The HTC HD2 has not been abandoned and Android is still widely developed, as well as Mango (for example).

There are many other newer handsets available but it still gets plenty of attention.

Maybe it will get totally abandoned, but so far the attention and bounties attracted are a decent start. I would not pay £200 personally, but for some that still represents decent value even if they keep it on WebOS.
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I run a C64 as a webserver and an Amiga as my home media center - I've never been concerned with hardware being obsolete - often because it never truly is. :cool:
 
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